Continuation of the response to those who say that ahad reports should not be acted upon.

The Shaykh : Therefore, when the Companions spread across the earth and conquered lands lengthwise and breadthwise, west and east, did they not call to Islam? Without a doubt, they were callers. They conquered lands more through da'wah than through the sword. Therefore, it is a grave error for some to say, regarding our Syrian lands for example, that "the religion of Muhammad is the religion of the sword," declaring that "the religion of Muhammad is the religion of the sword." As for the disbelievers who stand as a stumbling block in the path of da'wah, that is one matter. But as for those who do not stand as a stumbling block in the path of da'wah, da'wah is sufficient for them to enter the religion of Allah in large numbers. History tells us this. As many of you may know, most lands, such as Java and others, did not enter Islam by the sword. Rather, the early Muslim Arab traders would travel to these lands and mix with their polytheist and disbeliever inhabitants. They would see their worship, prayers, and dhikr, and so on, and learn from them, entering Islam in large numbers, not by the sword. The point is that this da'wah is based on the claim that Islam distinguishes between ahad reports and mutawatir reports, and that no 'aqidah is established in Islam except by mutawatir. That is clear misguidance, because it contradicts what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was upon, and what the Companions were upon after him. They conveyed Islam as individuals; it was not twenty people speaking with one tongue, with one 'aqidah, and with one language. This means that we narrow the scope of Islam when we say that a number of mutawatir is required for 'aqidah. Therefore, you will not find among those who adopt the view that 'aqidah is not established except by mutawatir reports any 'aqidah taken from the Sunnah, because they do not find in this Sunnah—especially since they are ignorant of it—a mutawatir report. You pray...
The student : ... .

The Shaykh : The mosque is nearby, please proceed.